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Mount Druitt - Whalan vs St Marys - North St Marys
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Mount Druitt - Whalan profile · St Marys - North St Marys profile
Mount Druitt - Whalan St Marys - North St Marys
Mount Druitt - Whalan and St Marys - North St Marys are neighbouring areas in Western Sydney with distinct profiles. Mount Druitt - Whalan is far more culturally diverse, with 46.4% of people born overseas and 51.4% using a language other than English at home. It also has a better-qualified workforce, as more adults have a bachelor degree or higher (19.2%) and more residents completed Year 12 (55.3%) compared to St Marys - North St Marys. In contrast, St Marys - North St Marys has a higher share of people living alone (30.2%) and a larger proportion of one-parent families (24.9%).
Everyday life is very similar in both places, with the typical weekly household income sitting at around $1,390. Both areas are also comparable in their share of volunteers and the number of First Nations residents. While Mount Druitt - Whalan has a far higher share of people born overseas, this gap has narrowed since 2016. Similarly, the difference in Year 12 completion rates between the two areas has also decreased over time.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 21,719
- First area, 2016: 22,698
- First area, 2021: 22,918
- Second area, 2016: 16,072
- Second area, 2021: 17,325
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 32 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in St Marys - North St Marys: 0.6% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in St Marys - North St Marys: 0.7% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 1.0% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in St Marys - North St Marys: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in St Marys - North St Marys: 1.8% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in St Marys - North St Marys: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in St Marys - North St Marys: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in St Marys - North St Marys: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in St Marys - North St Marys: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in St Marys - North St Marys: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in St Marys - North St Marys: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 4.1% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in St Marys - North St Marys: 3.6% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in St Marys - North St Marys: 3.8% males, 4.3% females
- 25–29 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 25–29 in St Marys - North St Marys: 4.1% males, 4.2% females
- 20–24 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in St Marys - North St Marys: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in St Marys - North St Marys: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 4.0% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in St Marys - North St Marys: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 3.9% males, 4.2% females; 5–9 in St Marys - North St Marys: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Mount Druitt - Whalan: 3.8% males, 4.1% females; 0–4 in St Marys - North St Marys: 4.1% males, 3.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $396
- First area, 2016: $487
- First area, 2021: $582
- Second area, 2016: $600
- Second area, 2021: $716
- First area, 2011: $974
- First area, 2016: $1,200
- First area, 2021: $1,392
- Second area, 2016: $1,171
- Second area, 2021: $1,395
- First area, 2011: $1,048
- First area, 2016: $1,298
- First area, 2021: $1,543
- Second area, 2016: $1,379
- Second area, 2021: $1,683
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $270
- First area, 2016: $330
- First area, 2021: $345
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $360
- First area, 2011: $1,606
- First area, 2016: $1,722
- First area, 2021: $1,800
- Second area, 2016: $1,705
- Second area, 2021: $1,842
- First area, 2011: 1.30
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Druitt - Whalan vs St Marys - North St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/116031317/mount-druitt-whalan/vs/124051581/st-marys-north-st-marys